Clothesline clamp



Fil-ed Nov. 50, 1923 f INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented dan.. 13, 19215.,

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CLOTHESLINE CLAMP.

Application filed November 30, 1923V Serial No, 677,816.

" citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago,v in the county ofCook and State of vIllinois, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Clothesline Clamps, of which the following is aspeciication. Y

This invention relates to new and useful n improven'ients in clamps andmore particularly to af clothes line clamp. rlhe main object ofthepresent invention is the pro-vision offa clothes lineclamp which can bequicklyand readily attached toa supporting post, side of abui'lding orother stationary supportigfelement and whereby a clothes line or likesupportcan bel quickly and readily engagedwith the clamp 'and supportedin a taut position,

Another object of `the present invention is V-the provision of a clothesline clamp which maybel placedinvarious positions with respectto itssupport and jat' the same time effectivelyv grip a clothes linelwhenpositioned between the opposed clamping 4`memloers.

A further ,object of my invention is "the provision of a clothes line`clamp whereby the clotheslline'totbe clamped and supportedin ataut-position may be, lquickly and readily arranged in, positioinforgripping engagement by the clamping] elements and whereinsuitable=guidiiig means is provided to limit the lateral movement of theclothes line to one direction and at the same time limitthe' movable`clamping"v member in its movementsfor clamping theA line so that themovable clamping member will at all times be in a position for readilyengaging the clothes line to clamp the same against the stationarymember.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel features in construction, the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in the claims and shown inthe accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of myimproved clothes lineclamp.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is a sectional vie-W on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein variousreference characters are used to designate the several parts, thenumeral indicates a stationary support to which my improved clothes lineclamp is attached. The main body ofthe clamp comprises a base plate 2having extended outwardly therefrom at right angles to the base plate 2and in alignment with one edge of the said plate, a bracket 3. Thisbracket 3 which is positioned intermediate the ends of the plate 2, isprovided with inwardly extending spaced armsi which are preferablyspaced from the base plate 2 as shown in Fig. 2 Vand provided, at theirlower longitudinaledges with the curved surfaces 5 wherebythe clothesline 6 or other member to be secured in position may be readily insertedbetween the arms and the base plate 2.

The baseplate 2 is provided with a plurality fof outstanding perforatedears 7 through which screwsor similar fastening members are passed, forengagement with the stationary support 1 tosecurely position theclamp'with respect tothe support. The outer face ofl the base plate 2 isprovided with spaced upstanding flanges 9, the upper longitudinal edgesof which are provided with points 1()V for gripping engagement with arope or the like brought into Contact therewith. l Arranged parallelwith the flanges 9 is a second set of flanges 11 arranged inspaeedrelation and between the anges 9 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2.The second set of flanges `11 are each provided with the taperingpoints' 12 positioned with respectv to the points 10 whereby the pointsofthe several flanges are disposed in the arc ofa circle and inl ordertosecurely retain the clothes line in engagement with the points 10 and 12of the. flanges 9 and 11, a movable clamping member 13 is provided. Theclamping member 13 includes a handle portion 14 enlarged at its innerend as at 15 and eccentrically mounted for pivotal movement upon theoutstanding bracket 3 and positioned between the arms 4 whereby the arms4 will limit the swinging movement of the clamping member with respectto the gripping points 10 and 12.

The inner end of the clamping member is provided with an angularlydisposed engaging portion 16 the outer face of which is arcuately curvedas at 17 to conform to the posit-ions of the points 10 and 12 wherebywhen the rope or line 6 is positioned between the clamping member andthe points 10 and 12 the clamping member, when disposed at right anglesto the base will force sovthe line (i into contact with the points 10and 12 and prevent any movement on the part of the line 6 in onedirection.

Particular attention is directed to the fact that the clamping member iseccentrically mounted upon the bracket 3 in such a position as toprovide for further tightening movement of the line 6 upon movement ofthe same in one direction, but whereby the clamping member may bereadily moved out of engagement with the line upon movement of the linein the opposite direction. Thus when the line is positioned for use andweight applied to the line that portion of the line which is positionedbetween the grip-V ping points 10 and 12 and the movable clamping memberwill be tightly gripped between these portions so as to securely retainthe line against movement.

In order to facilitate the movement of thev arm 15 an angular fingerpiece 18 extends out at right angles from the arm 14 whereby theoperator may readily grasp the same to manipulate the arm 14 for movingthe clamping portion 16 into or out of engagement with the line 6. Y

From the above description it will be readily apparent that I haveprovided a simple and improved clothes line clamp which can be readilyattached to a stationary support and disposed in either a vertical orhorizontal position so that a clothes line may be readily insertedbetween the gripping points 10 and 12 and the arcuate face of theclamping member Vfor retaining the line in a taut position and furtherby mounting the movable clamping member in its eccentric position withrespect to thev bracket 3 the gripping engagement of the clampingmembers will be governed in accordance with the weight applied to theline.

Vhile I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention Iwish it to be understood that various changes and alterations may becarried out during the enfraOinO oints eXtendinO` outwardl Vfrom b D bthe base plate, certain of said pointsprojecting from the plate adistance beyond the ends of the other points, and ,a movable clampingmember carried by the bracket and adapted to be moved into opposedrelation with the points for placed there between.

gripping an object 2. A clothes line clampfincluding a base plate, abracketextending outwardly therefrom, arms carried Vby the bracket andfspaced from the plate,-rgripping points eX;

tending outwardly from the base plate in spaced relation with eachother, said grip"-4 ping points being arranged Vwhereby their outer endsare positioned in the arc of a circle, and an eccentrically mountedclamping member carried by the bracket andadapted for engagement with anarticle placed between the points and said'clamping member.

3. A clothes 4line clamp including a base plate, a Vbracket carriedthereby,- spacedl flanges lextending from 'the base plateQand ofdifferent lengths, engagingpoints formed at the outer ends of saidflanges, the points of said flanges'being positioned in thevarc of acircle, a clamping membereccentrically,v mounted upon said bracket andhaving an,

arcuate clamping face yarranged in opposed relation with the pointedflanges for tightly gripping an'object placed between the arcuate faceof the clamping vmember and the pointed flanges. f

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature;V

'PETER CEDARQUIST.

